Drug-Drug Interaction Featured Articles

1. ASCO To Take A Closer Look At Patient-Reported Outcomes In Clinical Trials And Cancer Care 6/2/2016

   While the annual meetings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) can almost always be counted on to generate news about scientific breakthroughs in understanding and treating cancer, the theme for this year’s conference goes beyond that conventional approach. ASCO 2016 Annual Meeting will prominently feature discussions about how clinicians can best integrate recent advances, and particularly how to best assess the impact on real-world patients.

2. The State Of Clinical Trials In Russia 8/18/2014

   Every quarter, Synergy Research Group, a full-service CRO headquartered in Moscow, Russia, issues its Orange Paper. The report, which looks at the state of clinical trials in Russia, is comprised of research done by combing through data from the country’s Ministry of Health. The Orange Paper offers a concise snapshot of clinical trials in the region.

   The Q2, 2014 Synergy Orange Paper was just released.  One of the more significant findings is that the gap between previous years’ trials and the current period is closing. In the first quarter of 2014, there were 18 percent fewer trials than in the same quarter in 2013. In the second quarter, there was a gap of only three percent.

3. Comment On Biopharmaceutical Classification System And Formulation Development 10/26/2012

   This is the first installment in a series of articles that will provide an overview of an area of potential interest to the readers of Pharmaceutical Online and Outsourced Pharma. By Mark Mitchnick, MD, and Robert W. Lee, PhD